The Most Common Questions Asked by Home Sellers!

Q: How much is my house worth?The exact price of your own home will depend on its size, neighborhood, and lots of other factors. Further complicating matters is your own skewed perspective: We tend to mentally inflate our home’s positives and airbrush out the flaws that are all too apparent to the cold, calculating eyes of buyers.

Q: How long will it take to sell my home? Right now, nationally, houses spend around 100 days on the market before they sell, although the time varies wildly based on area and price.So, price competitively and make sure that you and your Realtor are getting the place in front of as many eyeballs as possible.Spread the word through your own social networks——real ones and virtual ones. You never know whose passing it along to that special someone will lead to a sale.

Q: Is staging really important? The reason it works, of course, is it gives buyers a “stage” onto which they can play out their home-owning fantasies and envision themselves living in your home. Give would-be homeowners a blank canvass that they can mentally fill with their loved ones and themselves.

Q: Should I be present when buyers view my house? The owner—who has a history and attachment to the house—has the tendency to argue if a potential buyer makes a comment that could be a little negative. This can turn off buyers and lose you offers.”